Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-14vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28@ Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#8
Dallas Young
Senior safety on South Alabama's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Gardendale, AL
CFB Index 11 · #534 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to South Alabama for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 559 nationally · Signed with Arkansas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on South Alabama's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas in 2023.
- Transferred from Arkansas to South Alabama in 2025.
Dallas Young
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Dallas Young has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Tulane, Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Arkansas3-star out of Gardendale
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
South Alabama
Played his entire career under Major Applewhite.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
2026South Alabama1-1HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
11 · #534 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #534 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #42 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 17 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 39–14
vs SE Louisiana
2 TOT · 0 TFL · 1 PD
Dominant 25-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
With K. Phillips — 66 rush yds (13 car) · B. Davenport — 154 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · South Alabama
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -18 net (12 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Alabama · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #107 · 2026 recruiting class #77
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kody Jackson’s 2025 season.
Matches Kody on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Kody on
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kevyn Humes's sophomore season at Maryland (2025).
Matches Kevyn on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Kevyn on
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dallas Young
The secondary · South Alabama
- Christopher Wallace Jr.73 tackles · 2025
- #8Mike Harris31 tackles · 2025
- #2Jayvon Henderson27 tackles · 2025
- #8Dallas Young17 tackles · 2025
- #16Brian Dillard14 tackles · 2025
29 more on the roster · South Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology